Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore readies quarantine business bubble for in-person meetings
By Joseph Campbell SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has been testing out a "bubble" business hotel that will allow quarantined executives arriving in the country to do face-to-face meetings and even ex...
Feb 22, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court snubs Republican appeal in Pennsylvania voting fight
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a Republican challenge to a lower court decision that extended the deadline to receive mail-in ballots in the election batt...
Feb 22, 2021
UAE announces $2 billion in defence contracts, confirms Saab GlobalEye deal
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates armed forces on Monday announced at the Abu Dhabi defence exhibition it had signed defence contracts worth 7.293 billion dirhams ($2 billion) with local ...
Feb 22, 2021
Slovak minister asks EU partners for vaccines to help 'tragic' COVID situation
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia's foreign minister called on EU partners on Monday to send an advance vaccine shipment to the central European country which he said was in a "tragic" coronavirus situation...
Feb 22, 2021
France says no chance at the moment of it signing Mercosur trade deal
PARIS (Reuters) - There is no chance at the moment that France will ratify a free-trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur group of South American countries, an official at the president...
Feb 22, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court to review Trump's 'public charge' immigration rule
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine the legality of one of former President Donald Trump's hardline immigration rules that bars immigrants deemed likely to r...
Feb 22, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Trump administration abortion referral restriction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide the legality of a government regulation implemented under former President Donald Trump that bars health clinics from receiving...
Feb 22, 2021
Brazil's Bolsonaro approval rating falls to 32.9% from 41.2% in October: CNT poll
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's approval rating slumped to 32.9% in February, from 41.2% in October, according to a poll by transport confederation CNT disclosed ...
Feb 22, 2021
Yellen: stimulus success judged by returning to pre-pandemic unemployment level
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that she will judge the success of President Joe Biden's coronavirus stimulus plan by how quickly it returns the economy to p...
Feb 22, 2021
New Draghi-led government has no immediate impact on Italy's credit quality: S&P
MILAN (Reuters) - Rating agency S&P Global said on Monday that the birth of a new government in Italy led by former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi would not have immediate impact on the coun...
Feb 22, 2021
